The Big Wash Up, Cork 28 August 2009

The Big Wash Up is a series of temporary wall washed murals by Cork Community Art Link offering a glimpse of Shandon past and present. Created as part of a participative arts project and developed through research, workshops and conversations with the wider community. The murals were launched on June 27th during the Shandon Street Festival and remain on display over the summer months. Mural maps can be found at St Mary’s Road Library, the Firkin Crane and shops around Shandon during July and August.

The memories shared with Artlink have inspired over fifty temporary images that were washed onto walls and buildings in and around Shandon. From the buttera (Butter Exchange Brass Band ) circa 1885 to knitwear making in the butter exchange in the late twenties, corner boys playing pitch and toss or delivery boys taking a rest, each wall is set to tell a story. The Firkin Crane and the Butter Exchange feature as two of the principal locations and host some of the more spectacular temporary murals relating the past uses of each building.

The Big Wash Up is part of CCAL’s What if… public space exploration programme.The project was undertaken with the support and participation of St Mary’s road Library, Shandon StreetFestival, Northside Folklore Project, Firkin Crane , Artist Philippe Chevrinais, Artitillerie, Shandon Youth Club and all those who gave their time, memories, materials and even their buildings as canvas.

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